Forever Your Girl (song)
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| "Forever Your Girl" | ||
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| Single by Paula Abdul | ||
| from the album Forever Your Girl | ||
| Format | CD Single | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 05:00 | |
| Label | Virgin Records America | |
| Writer(s) | Oliver Leiber | |
| Producer(s) | Oliver Leiber | |
| Certification | Gold | |
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| Paula Abdul singles chronology | ||
| "Straight Up" (1989) |
"Forever Your Girl" (1989) |
"Cold Hearted" (1989) |
"Forever Your Girl" is a 1989 hit song for Paula Abdul, taken from her album of the same name Forever Your Girl. It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber. It became Abdul's second #1 single from her debut album which would eventually turn out a record of 4 #1 singles.
The song was also performed at the 1989 MTV Music Video Awards as a part of a melody Abdul sang that night.
"Forever Your Girl" spent two weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 and also reached number twenty-four in the UK singles chart. The single entered the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart the week of March 25, 1989, jumping from #55 to #45. Some eight weeks later, the week of May 20, 1989, "Forever Your Girl" would withstand Jody Watley's "Real Love" from the penthouse, spending two weeks at #1, through May 27, 1989.
The video was directed by David Fincher, it featured Abdul acting as a choreographer and director of a children's performance (a 7-year-old Elijah Wood was one of the kids). The "Forever Your Girl" video spent two weeks at number one on MTV's video rotation and established Abdul as a leading visual entertainer.
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[edit] Track listings and formats
US 12" Record
1. Forever Your Girl - Saunderson-Grosse House of Love Mix
2. Forever Your Girl - 12" Version
3. Forever Your Girl - Yo! Greg Dub Version
4. Straight Up - Kevin Saunderson Club Mix
5. Next to You - LP
US Cassette
1. Forever Your Girl - 7" Remix
2. Next To You - LP
[edit] Official remixes
- 7" Remix
- 12" Version
- Yo! Greg Dub Version
- Saunderson-Grosse House of Love Mix
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard Hot 100 | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary | 11 |
| US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play | 28 |
| US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | 54 |
| UK Singles Chart | 24 |
[edit] See also
| Preceded by "I'll Be There for You" by Bon Jovi |
Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 20, 1989- May 27, 1989 |
Succeeded by "Rock On" by Michael Damian |
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